The Student Far Surpassed the Teacher

Niki and I had a date night – to sew together. We looked forward to this for weeks. Niki’s finals were completed. The sewing room was moved upstairs. We had the big boys occupied. It was time to sew…or so we thought.

Gabriel was not on the same page as us though. It went something like this:

Gabriel played in his bouncer for a little bit.

Then Niki held him while mommy attempted to cut out the pattern.

Gabriel went to sleep for a little bit.

Then mommy was instructed how to cut out a pattern correctly instead of the self taught way.

Then Gabriel kicked up his feet on the sewing table while mommy fed him.

Back to sleep for a little longer before he woke up and mommy completely missed Niki teaching her how to sew on a sleeve correctly because she glanced over at Gabriel. (No joke. Niki’s seriously fast at sewing.)

I decided I may need to do my sewing when Niki’s not around if I want to retain my poor, self-taught habits since she makes me go back and do it correctly. I’m not sure if I like the tables being turned on me.

Want to know Niki’s response to all of this? “It’s ok mom. I won’t judge you when you sew. You didn’t have YouTube back then.”

Wow.

My ambitious sewing plans were just that – ambitious. I’m not going to complain about Gabriel being a mommy’s boy after all the attachment issues I’ve had with the other boys but he is definitely teaching me to slow down and just enjoy the moment.

Night gowns for three of my nieces

Gabriel’s stocking

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Grandpa Bart
on December 26, 2013 at 2:34 pm

Niki is seriously impressive! I’m rather proud of my granddaughter; as if I had anything to do with how great she is turning out. Oh, as to the no Youtube remark … at least she is not “evil auntie Kim” reminding me that I was born in the FIRST half of the LAST century! I also empathize with the child better than the parent thing. Flying with your husband can be deflating to the old guy’s ego. I HATE it that he is a better pilot than me but I’m also so proud I could pop a button. Glad you guys had a good time together. Those times become the best memories for the both of you.

What pretty nightgowns….cotton flannel? ♥ I may just borrow your idea and see if I can make some. I would like to see all of your stockings. Is everyone’s stocking a little different? Ours are…and I like that.

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The big boys have daily work that is not reflected in my weekly homeschool posts. Their foundational work has changed over the years in relation to where they are developmentally. Currently, the big boys do the following in the morning before their daily themed work after lunch:
Silent reading, Math (Aleks), Writing Skills, and Lumosity (neuroplasticity) - and audiobooks in the evenings